TORONTO – After the two suspected terrorists arrested in Toronto, another similar case emerges: a young Pakistani man ended up in handcuffs in Quebec for an alleged ISIS plot against American Jews. And the same question arises again: how did he enter Canada? It is difficult to have an answer, given the “rubber wall” raised by federal officials of the IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) who, according to a Global News article (you can read it here), refused to answer questions about the immigration status of Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, citing “read on privacy”. (more…)
TORONTO – Canada’s unemployment rate is at its highest level since 2017: last month it rose to 6.6% and economists say the malaise in the job market is worsening. (more…)
TORONTO – With TIFF screenings now underway, nine Italian filmmakers officially selected for the Festival’s program – including Special Presentations and Galas – are set to capture audiences with their fiction and non-fiction works.
MONTREAL – Everyone is there, except him: Justin Trudeau. In the federal election campaign in Montreal for the next by-elections on September 16 (to fill the position left vacant by David Lametti, former minister and parliamentarian who has decided to leave politics), the image of the Prime Minister and liberal leader does not appear anywhere, despite the electoral signs of the various candidates and their respective “leaders” appearing almost everywhere in the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun neighborhood: at intersections, on the streets, fixed on lampposts, under stop signs. (more…)
TORONTO – Justin Trudeau’s was the Canadian federal government most open ever to the LGBTQ2S+ community and to the defense of the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transsexuals, queers and two spirits people. It seems like a joke, therefore, that they are the ones asking the Prime Minister to step aside and make room for another Liberal Party candidate in the next federal elections. (more…)
